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If I load up Kismet first then it should put it in monitor mode right? This is the steps I am taking.

1. Open Kismet
2. Then I type wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode monitor
3. I go into console and type airodump-ng ath0 --ivs -w WEP -c 6 and thats when I get the error I mentioned. I tryed the same with wifi0 as the adapater but still gives me the same problem.

You should read more on the pages of madwifi-ng drivers
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first try not to run Kismet before
then check
#iwconfig
after that
#wlanconfig ath0 destroy
and if it is ath1..2
#wlanconfig ath1 destroy
then use your commands
#wlanconfig ath0 create . . .. monitor
airodump-ng should work
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Kismet makes interfaces kis1 kis2 and so on
before airodump you should quit kismet
and
#iwconfig kis1 down
then do the same as above to start airodump-ng
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to put atheros in monitor mode you can run
airmon-ng wifi0 start
that creates new athX interface in monitor mode ( ath0 or ath1.. )